Big Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted on October 26, 2016
Perfect pumpkin cookies! These pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are chewy in the middle and crispy around the edges. !!!!! I’m trying not to go crazy with anxiousness right now. We move into our house in just a few days and I can barely believe it. It’s been a long road since we closed early in…
Brown Sugar Caramel Pear Crisp
Posted on February 19, 2016
Warm caramel pear crisp topped with a crisp oatmeal topping is perfect the cold late winter days. Every February I get that feeling that Spring isn’t too far away. And while in some parts of the states that is probably true, here in the Northeast we don’t get real spring weather until close to May.…
Cinnamon Cake with Chile Chocolate Buttercream
Posted on December 2, 2015
A light and airy cinnamon cake frosted with the fluffiest, creamiest chile chocolate buttercream. Here’s the thing. This post is all about the buttercream. The buttercream, it is so stinking good. Can you see the little flecks of cayenne pepper hiding in there? Can you see how light, creamy and just spoonable it is?…
Easy Chai Cookies
Posted on November 30, 2015
Crispy buttery shorbread cookies with the warm and spicy flavors of chai. Have you recovered from your Thanksgiving food coma enough to start making Christmas cookies yet? I’m so ready! Last year, I think I only made one batch (newborn mom life) and the years prior it was business cookie baking 24/7. I’m looking forward…
Brown Sugar Chai Spiced Caramel Fondue
Posted on November 20, 2015
A chai spiced caramel sauce perfect for holiday entertaining. I’m very enthusiastically jumping onto the chai bandwagon! There’s no looking back now. (In fact, can we take a quick moment to drool over Christina’s chewy chai bars?) In all serious, though, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be joining me. The flavors of chai are so…
Fall Pavlova with Caramelized Apples and Cinnamon Whipped Cream
Posted on November 4, 2015
A special Thanksgiving dessert that happens to be gluten-free. This fall inspired pavlova is layered with cinnamon whipped cream and caramelized apples. While I have a hard time understanding the idea of being “too full” for dessert, some people have brought this concept to my attention in the past. And apparently, at Thanksgiving, this can…
Pumpkin Spice Cookie Butter Cookie Sandwiches
Posted on October 19, 2015
Chewy pumpkin spiced COOKIE BUTTER cookies sandwiched with buttercream, what could be better? I try to have some self-restraint when I bake. Sometimes it works, other times, not so much. I tell myself “I’ll just taste a bite” and then find myself three cookies deep in a hole. At that point, I know it’s time…
Pumpkin Cookie Ice Cream
Posted on October 12, 2015
Creamy pumpkin ice cream with huge chunks of pumpkin sandwich cookies. You don’t need an ice cream maker for this fun fall treat! The other week I picked up a bunch of fun fall treats from Trader Joe’s and Target. When I got home, I set them on my counter and said, “inspire me”. And while…
Apple and Pear Crisp
Posted on October 7, 2015
Warm apple and pear crisp is comforting and delicious, especially with ice cream! ***This post was originally published five years ago! It's one of my favorite recipes and was worth sharing again with new photos and an easily printable recipe. And yes, once again, we ate the whole thing in one weekend.*** I call this a…
One Bowl Pumpkin Blondies
Posted on September 24, 2015
Amazing pumpkin blondies that are easy to make. With chewy centers and crispy crackly tops, you will love this one-bowl dessert. My sister's engagement party is just a couple of weeks away and I'm so excited! It feels like a big kick off to about a year of celebrations. Of course for her shower and…
Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted on September 18, 2015
These are the perfect pumpkin cookie. Crispy edges, chewy middle and lots of chocolate chips! We are getting closer to L’s birthday, just under a month to go. In fact, I can see so many ways he is now transitioning from baby to toddler (insert many, many tears). There’s the way he arches his back…
Vegan Apple Cake
Posted on September 9, 2015
A healthier spin on the classic apple dessert, this cake does not disappoint. No mixer needed for this apple cake! I’m pretty lucky that any photos of this cake exist. I baked it one morning while L was napping and then was setting up my shoot that afternoon while he decided that an afternoon nap…
Chewy Milk Chocolate Ginger Cookies
Posted on November 20, 2014
Chewy ginger-flavored brown sugar cookies filled with milk chocolate chunks. This is a great holiday cookie! I have a bit of a weakness for ginger cookies. My dad loves gingersnaps, but unless they are super crunchy (ahem, teeth-breakingly so), he will probably tell you they are underbaked. I, on the other hand, like crunchy, chewy,…
Brown Butter Apple Tart {Guest Post}
Posted on November 17, 2014
The warm smells and flavors of fall come alive in this custardy brown butter apple tart. Today’s guest post is from Joanne at Eats Well With Others, who you already know I adore! If you somehow are not already reading her blog on a regular basis, that should definitely change. Some of my favorite posts…
Soft Batch Apple Butter Cookies with Caramel Icing {Guest Post}
Posted on November 13, 2014
Today I have a special guest post from my friend Rachel. She is generously sharing this recipe for Soft Batch Apple Butter Cookies as a favor while I take some time to be with my family. Be sure to head over to her blog and check out some of her other amazing recipes like Apple…
Roasted Butternut Squash Pie with Brown Sugar Marshmallow Topping
Posted on November 10, 2014
Flaky pie crust, flavorful roasted butternut squash filling and a sweet toasted brown sugar marshmallow topping make an amazing fall dessert. This is the perfect Thanksgiving pie! Today we are celebrating with a virtual bridal shower for a very dear friend of mine! Joanne is getting married in just a few weeks and I’m so…
Pumpkin and Ginger Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie Cake {Guest Post}
Posted on November 3, 2014
Today I have a guest post from my friend Erin. If you don’t know her blog, The Spiffy Cookie, you definitely need to head over there and explore. Erin and I both have a big love of chocolate, peanut butter and all things sweet. Some of my favorite recipes of hers are the Peanut Butter…
Butternut-Pumpkin Spice Sheet Cake with Bourbon-Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting {Guest Post}
Posted on October 30, 2014
Today’s guest post is from a fellow new mom (how adorable is Avery?!) and talented baker. Steph from Girl Versus Dough makes some terrific baked goods and even had an e-book published earlier this year! Be sure to visit her blog and check out some of her other amazing recipes like Peaches and Cream Streusel…
Pumpkin Cake with Pecan Pie Glaze
Posted on October 13, 2014
This moist and flavorful pumpkin bundt cake is topped with a pecan pie glaze. Have the best of both worlds in one dessert! I actually made this cake way back in August and the smells in the kitchen that day immediately brought me to Fall. I realize that is something people say all the time,…
Skillet Apple Crisp with Brown Butter Sauce {gluten-free}
Posted on October 9, 2014
Served warm, this skillet apple crisp is just what you need to fill you up at the end of a cool Fall day! This apple crisp is warm and hearty and perfect for the end of a chilly day (or in my case, mid-morning on a hot day in mid-August…). You can make it in…
Cinnamon Chip Whole Wheat Pumpkin Scones
Posted on September 15, 2014
Lightly sweetened pumpkin scones filled with rich and flavorful cinnamon chips. I haven't had many weird pregnancy cravings, but there were a few times that I could have killed for a scone from this bakery. I don't know what it is about them that is so good, but they are insanely addicting. I think it has…
Giant Caramel Apple Cinnamon Bun with Cream Cheese Glaze
Posted on September 10, 2014
This giant cinnamon roll is oozing with a gooey caramel apple and topped with a perfect cream cheese glaze. I think Matt put it perfectly when he said, “You know how when you eat a cinnamon roll and the middle is the best part? This is like getting almost only the middle!” Seriously, though. I’ve…
Pumpkin Blondies with Caramelized White Chocolate Swirl
Posted on September 4, 2014
Dense and fudgy pumpkin blondies with a rich caramelized white chocolate swirl. About a year ago, I absolutely fell in love with caramelized white chocolate. Luscious, creamy, sweet, decadent; so many reasons to love it. And thanks to that wonderful ingredient, these pumpkin cupcakes are one of my favorite recipes on the blog. This time…
Pumpkin Cinnamon Bun Ice Cream (No Churn)
Posted on July 14, 2014
Super creamy pumpkin ice cream with a cinnamon brown sugar swirl. No ice cream maker needed for this recipe! It was so much fun reconnecting with my best friends from childhood this weekend. I was only with them for one night but we had such a good time. We had dinner at Amada and then…
Vanilla Bean Apple Bundt Cake
Posted on November 25, 2013
This moist cake is loaded with chunks of apples. The vanilla bean in the cake and the caramel sauce enhances the flavor in a wonderful way. After tasting my mom's version of Audra's apple cake over the Jewish holidays, I couldn't wait to put a spin on it myself. My mom substituted butter for some…
Fancy Holiday Chocolate Pecan Pie and Pie Week Giveaway
Posted on November 18, 2013
This chocolate pecan pie is the perfect addition to your fall holiday table! Get excited because in addition to yesterday's awesome Amazon gift certificate giveaway, I have a few more giveaways coming your way this week (scroll down for details). Oh right, and lot's of pie! A few other bloggers and I are sharing pie…
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Cinnamon Swirl Bread
Posted on November 14, 2013
This loaf of bread is the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving table. If there is somehow some leftover, use it the next day it to make french toast for a delicious breakfast treat. It's not often that I bake something that requires yeast. In fact, I tend to think of most homemade breads as something…
(Fresh) Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Brown Butter Cookies
Posted on November 11, 2013
Looking for a new way to use up your extra cranberries? Cranberries get an upgrade in these brown butter cookies that are loaded with rich dark chocolate chunks. I have to tell you, these cookies surprised me! They are so much better than I even expected. Tart cranberries, rich dark chocolate (a lot of it)…
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins Made with Quinoa Flour {Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free}
Posted on November 7, 2013
Light and moist pumpkin muffins that are quick and easy to make. Void of dairy and gluten, these muffins are allergy friendly, too! Wow, it seems like forever ago that I made these muffins! It was actually towards the beginning of October because I brought them when we visited my sister in Boston. Now we…
Cookie Butter Pumpkin Bites
Posted on October 31, 2013
The chewy Cookie Butter shell is the perfect compliment to the creamy pumpkin flavored Kiss! This is a fun twist on the usual thumbprint cookie. Raise your hand if you will be heading to Target / CVS / [insert favorite supermarket] tomorrow for the day-after Halloween candy sales? You and me both! I can never…
Healthy Pumpkin Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Bake {gluten-free, dairy-free}
Posted on October 28, 2013
This make-ahead breakfast bake is healthy, hearty and tasty! Full of pumpkin, bananas and oatmeal, you will feel good serving this to your family for breakfast. Confession: This recipe is already on the blog. But…. ouch! I realize that something like this is hard to photograph, but those pictures were just so bad. And the…
Graham Cracker Cookies with Toasted Pumpkin Marshmallow Filling
Posted on October 14, 2013
Chewy Graham Cracker flavored cookies filled with a toasted pumpkin marshmallow buttercream are the best cookie for fall! Dip them in chocolate and decorate with colored sprinkles for a festive treat. These cookies. Where do I even begin? First of all, the graham cracker cookie is chewy, slightly crispy on the outside, and flavored like…
Caramelized White Chocolate Truffle Pumpkin Cupcakes
Posted on September 30, 2013
As if moist pumpkin cupcakes weren’t enough, I filled them with a luscious caramelized white chocolate ganache and topped them with caramelized white chocolate buttercream. These cupcakes are easily one of my favorite recipe creations in the entire life of the blog. I’m not the biggest cupcake lover (I’d rather have layer cake), so when…
Apple Pie Crumble Bars
Posted on September 23, 2013
With a buttery crust, thick apple pie filling and crispy crumb topping these Apple Pie Crumble Bars are a fall dessert that is hard to resist. I don’t know if you remember my Apple Cinnamon Blondies from last year, but they were one of my favorite fall treats. They were a part of Rachel’s An…
Winter Fruit Crisp {Gluten-free}
Posted on January 7, 2013
I made this fruit crisp so long ago, I had to hunt through piles and piles of notes and butter-stained papers to find it. Well, I guess Thanksgiving wasn’t that long ago, but right now it feels like a lifetime. Fruit crisps are one of my favorite desserts. I mean, anything that is served warm…
Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake
Posted on November 25, 2012
Last night was my 10-year high school reunion. I didn’t really know what to expect, but for some reason I was a little nervous about going. There was the whole cliché of wanting to look good, which isn’t all that convenient two days after Thanksgiving, but I also wondered if it would be all that…
Desserts You Need This Fall
Posted on October 28, 2012
Well, with everyone hunkering down for the next couple of days to hopefully stay safe from the storm, I’ll officially start to make my way through the piles of recipes and cookbooks in my apartment to come up with a Thanksgiving menu. Ok, who are we kidding, I need to decide on desserts! While I…
Easy Low Fat Pumpkin Sheet Cake
Posted on October 8, 2012
This 5-ingredient pumpkin cake is so good, you would never know it is guilt-free! This past Saturday, I took some of my own advice and set aside a day where no work would be done! It was actually something I scheduled a few weeks ago when the Jewish holidays had me swamped. Scheduling time off…
Caramel Apple Cake Trifle and Giveaway!
Posted on November 27, 2011
I don’t know about you, but I am swimming in leftovers. The thing is, I can’t decide if it is a good or bad thing. I have plenty of food to get us through the next few days. But really, how much turkey can one person eat? If only I could get sick of cookies…
Pumpkin Pie Cookie Dough Truffle Pops
Posted on November 20, 2011
We are just a few days away from Thanksgiving and although I’ve been putting pumpkin in my oatmeal since the end of August (I have no shame), I’m not even close to sick of it. It is actually a miracle that my skin isn’t orange given the fact that I go through the cans of…
Cinnamon Sugar Swirl Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread {Guest Post}
Posted on November 8, 2011
Hi, friends! I have so much to share with you from my Foodbuzz weekend but an apartment full of boxes is keeping me from the blog right now. In fact, I still haven’t found my underwear (thank G-d for now having a washer and dryer in the apartment!). On the upside, I don’t have to…
Chocolate Caramel Apple Bars {Guest Post}
Posted on November 1, 2011
I am so excited to share another wonderful guest post with you today! Rachel is a blog friend turned real-life friend and she is here to share her recipe for Chocolate Caramel Apple Bars (how good does that sound?!). This is a huge help to me because I am in the process of moving apartments. …
Cinnamon & Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Pie Cookies
Posted on October 9, 2011
Things have been crazy around here lately. I know I say this a lot, but after the busy summer, things never really slowed down. There has been a ton of weekend travelling, apartment hunting, working, baking, blogging, and I’ve even been interning with Hot Blondies a few times a week as well. My days have…
Skinny Pumpkin Spice Mocha Iced Latte
Posted on October 4, 2011
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Sometimes I don’t drink my coffee until I get to work so that I have incentive to get to the office. After waking up by 6am, going to the gym, showering, getting dressed, making lunch and eating breakfast, it is a long way to go…
Double Crumble Hot Apple Pie
Posted on September 21, 2011
As soon as we made plans to go apple picking, Matt asked if I would make an apple pie. With all of those farm-fresh apples how could I say no? The thing is, I don’t really love pie. Scratch that, I love pie filling, I just don’t care much about the crust. On the other…
Pumpkin S’more Muffins
Posted on September 6, 2011
So the Northeast kind of got slapped in the face by the end of summer. We were welcomed back to work on the day after Labor Day with grey skies and non-stop rain. Well hello, real life! Despite the unofficial end of a quick but wonderful summer, today actually wasn’t too bad. Starting work on…
